CT 45, 086 (P285772)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078217

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _igi#_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu
2. _dumu#_ ha-an-[x]-x#-ni
3. [_igi_] x#-x#-[...]-AN
4. [_igi_ ...]-a
5. _dumu-[mesz_ ...]-an-dingir
6. _igi_ [...]-x#-x#
7. _dumu_ [...]-x#-[...]
8. _igi_ [...-{d}]inanna
9. [_dumu_ ...]-na
10. [_igi_] x#-[x]-x#-[...]
11. _dumu_ ku-x#-ia#-[x]-x#
12. [_igi_] a-hi-ki-s,i2-im-sza#-{d}utu
13. _dumu#_ da-an-{d}szu-bu-la
14. [_igi_] er3#-ra-mu-ba-li2-it,
15. [_dumu_] puzur4#-{d}utu
reverse
1. ma-ha-ar szi-bi
2. an-nu-ti {disz}a-ha-am-nir-szi
3. i-sza-lu-ma a-wi-il-tum
4. an-ni-tu asz-sza-at-ka-a
5. um-ma szu-ma i-na si-ka-tim
6. ul-la-ni-in-ni-ma mi-isz-re-ti-ia
7. pu-ri-sa u2-ul a-ah-ha-az
8. an-ni-tam iq-bi
9. asz-sza-su2 i-sza-lu-ma um-ma szi-i-ma
10. mu-ti a-ra-a-am ki-a-am i-pu-ul
11. szu-u2 u2-ul im-gu-ur
12. si2-si2-ik-ta-sza ik-s,u2-ur-ma
13. ib-ta-ta-aq-qi2
14. a-wi-lu-u2 i-sza-lu-szu-ma
15. um#-ma szu-nu-ma a-wi-il-tum#
16. sza i-na _e2_ a-bi-ka usz-bu#-ma#
17. asz-szu-sa3 ba-ab-ta!-ka! i-du-u2
left
1. ki-a-am-ma it-ta-al-la-ak
2. ki#-ma i-ru-ba-ak mu-usz-szi-il-szi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285772

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078217
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0068

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78217
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-68

References

  • primary: CT 45, 86

    [Pinches1964CT45] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1964. Old-Babylonian Business Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 45. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Rendre la justice, p.69-111, p. 95 no. 50

    [Charpin2000procès] Charpin, Dominique. 2000. “Lettres et Procès Paléo-Babyloniens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 69–111. Temps & Espaces. Saint Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

    (translation)

  • history: WAW 43 (pp. 103-222), 48

    [Charpin2023WAW43] Charpin, Dominique. 2023. “Old Babylonian Law and Justice According to Letters and Legal Documents.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 103–222. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

  • history: RA 70, p. 153-154

    [Veenhof1976RA70] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1976. “The Dissolution of an Old Babylonian Marriage According To ‘CT’ 45, 86.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 70 (2): 153–64.

  • history: Westbrook diss. (1982), p. 145-147

    [Westbrook1982dissertation] Westbrook, Raymond. 1982. “Old Babylonian Marriage Law.” Phdthesis, Yale University.

  • history: AfO Beih 23, p. 120 (translation)

    [Westbrook1988MarriageLaw] Westbrook, Raymond. 1988. Old Babylonian Marriage Law. Vol. 23. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Horn, Austria: Ferdinand Berger & Söhne.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-10 at 10:54:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 10:06:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-20 at 14:54:17 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 45, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285772.
CT 45, 086 artifact entry (No. P285772). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285772 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 086 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285772 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285772},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 45, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285772.
CT 45, 086 artifact entry (No. P285772). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285772 (Original work published 2006)
CT 45, 086 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285772 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285772},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 45, 086 artifact entry
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